On this day: August 21

Lincoln and Douglas square off for the first time, Oldsmobile begins production, Hawaii becomes a state, and The Mona Lisa and the Mars Observer go missing, all on this day.

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1938: Country music singer-songwriter and actor Kenny Rogers is born in Houston, Texas. Rogers is best known for hits like "Lucille," "The Gambler," "She Believes in Me," "Lady," "Through the Years" and "Islands in the Stream."

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